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A. J. P. Taylor Quotes

«The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.»
«Nothing is inevitable until it happens.»
«Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.»
«Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.»
«Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914. . .»
«The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.»
«He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.»
«Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.»
«In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.»
«No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.»